Hiding in the Shadows

90. Interns

"Why have I been summoned to sit with the geek squad?" Mark asked distastefully, sitting down at the table with Meredith's fellow four interns.

"Feel free to keep on going Manwhore." Izzie said, flipping through her medical journal.

"Not a manwhore anymore." Cristina said.

"Do tell." Izzie closed her book and leaned forward eagerly.

"I am sitting right here." Mark objected.

"What were we thinking when we named him McSteamy?" Izzie asked Cristina.

"You were going by looks." Alex said dryly.

"Oh yeah, then he opened his mouth." Cristina said, popping a grape in her mouth.

"You were saying..." Izzie prompted.

"Oh yeah, he hasn't gotten any since he moved in with Mer."

They all looked at Mark, who was glaring at them.

"Why?" George asked.

"Mer said no sluts, whores or women of dishonorable intent." Cristina said.

Alex looked at Mark.

"Dude, go to their house." He said.

"Most of them still live with their parents." Cristina joked.

"Sucks to be you." Alex said.

"On the bright side, his right hand is getting really strong." Cristina teased.

Everyone cracked up.

Mark started to say something but was interrupted by the arrival of Derek and Meredith. They sat down and looked at everyone.

"Why are we all here?" Alex asked.

"We have news." Derek announced.

"Great. You proposed, she said yes, nice ring, ooh...ah...can I go now?" Cristina said.

Meredith looked at Derek.

"She knew?"

"We all knew. He couldn't, or wouldn't, shut up about it for weeks." Mark grumbled.

"I guess Derek turned you down huh, Mark?" Izzie said slyly.

Mark glared at Cristina, who smirked back at him.

"You told her about that?"

"She told everyone about that." George said.

"She didn't tell me.' Meredith informed everyone.

"Mark proposed to Derek." Cristina said.

Meredith raised an eyebrow.

"I always wondered about you two." She said.

"I did not propose to...look Yang just misunderstood the situation is all."

"He was kneeling down on the ground in front of Derek holding the ring that is now on your finger." Cristina informed her.

"Way to tarnish my marriage. Thanks guys." She said dryly.

Suddenly Cristina spotted Meredith's beverage cup.

"Ooh coffee, the machine in here is broken." Cristina said, grabbing Meredith's cup and taking a big gulp.

Immediately, the liquid flew out of her mouth.

"What the fuck is that?" She gasped, gagging.

"See, I told you. It tastes like shit." Meredith told Derek.

"It's good for you. It is green tea with mint."

"Why would she need to drink that crap?"

"It is very good for you." Izzie interjected. "We recommend it for pregnant patients all the time."

She froze and looked at Meredith, who was concentrating very closely on her lunch.

"Mer?"

"Yeah?"

"Is there something you want to tell us?" Izzie asked sweetly.

"Nope, I'm good." Meredith responded, smiling back at Izzie.

Derek nudged her.

"Yes, Meredith is pregnant." He proudly announced.

Silence washed over the table, as reactions unique to their different personalities showed on their faces.

Cristina recovered first.

"Did I teach you nothing? No glove, no love Meredith. That is the golden rule. Live by it, worship it. You have failed me." She said, her eyes twinkling.

"Nice, Grey is knocked up. Now Derek won't get laid either." Mark commented.

"Shut up Manwhore, no one pressed your buzzer. Congratulations guys." Izzie said warmly.

"Yeah, that's cool." Alex said.

"You will have kids with great hair." George said, wonderingly.

"Thanks, I think." Meredith said to everyone.

"Have you been sick?" Izzie asked, eager for details.

Everyone looked at Meredith like she was a ticking time bomb ready to explode at the sight of food.

"Nauseous. I can't stomach the smell of fish for some reason." Meredith shrugged, while winking at everyone but Derek.

"Fish? Fish makes you sick?" Derek asked.

"Yeah, you came in this morning and left your clothes in the floor and I picked them up and the smell hit me and I barely made it to the bathroom." She said.

"Oh, okay. I will stop bringing fish to the house and I will change clothes before coming home." He offered.

"Thanks honey. I'm sorry to be such a bother."

"No bother, I just know how much you love my fish. But you will come out of this stage. It is usually only the first trimester. I have to go scrub in." He kissed her and walked out of the cafeteria.

Meredith watched him go and then turned back to the others, smiling satisfactorily.

"He is just too easy." She sighed.

"Fish doesn't make you sick does it?" Mark asked.

"Not in the morning sickness sense, but if I have to eat one more fish taco I will blow chunks in your bed Mark, especially if you tell Derek." Meredith warned.

"Dude, do not cross the hormones." Alex chimed in.

"Don't worry, I can't stand fish. If I would have known that was all it would take, I would knocked you up ages ago.'

Everyone looked at him in distaste.

"That was so wrong." Meredith shook her head at him.

"What? I was joking!" Everyone cleared the table. "Come on guys, I didn't mean it."

They were all gone.

"Guys? Fine, whatever, more food for me. I don't need you guys. Ooh, chocolate cake!" He said, as he began picking off of their abandoned trays.

He hated interns, but they made great food choices.